In this module you will learn how to use the Social Network Graph Custom Visual. The Social Network Graph allows you to visualize relationships between people or items in your data.
Module 81 – Social Network Graph
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Power BI Custom Visual – Social Network Graph
Dataset – Coaching...

A while back you may have caught my blog post introducing the Power BI Chat Bot 9000. Since posting that blog, I’ve received a lot of requests on the steps required to build the bot. The good new is that its super easy and really only take a few minutes to get it set up. In this blog post, I’m...

A few posts back I mentioned that I had become a SimpleTalk author, and that my first post for them was PowerShell Functions For Reusability and Restartability in Azure (read it at http://bit.ly/acred01)
I’ve created a companion video for it, which focuses on creating Resource Groups. You can see...

I purchased a new laptop earlier this year, a pretty sweet Lenovo ThinkPad. The only thing that annoyed me was PowerPoint 2016 wouldn’t show the presenter view. Well I finally got around to tracking down the issue. I found a post in an MSDN forum that was close, but not quite right in the...

The Data Migration Assistant is a great tool developed to assess your SQL Server environment for a migration to a modern SQL Server platform such as SQL Server 2017 or Azure SQL Database. If you’re assessing a single SQL Server with only a few databases, reading the exported results (which can be...

In this module you will learn how to use the TreeViz Custom Visual. The TreeViz is a breakdown tree that allows you to expand or collapse levels of hierarchical data.
Module 80 – TreeViz
Downloads
Power BI Custom Visual – TreeViz
Dataset – Sales by Product Hierarchy.xlsx
Completed Example –...

Adding to my other activities, I’m now writing for SimpleTalk, RedGate’s community hub. My first article just went live.
PowerShell Functions for Reusability and Restartability in Azure is the title, in it I describe how to implement the concepts of reusability and restartability in PowerShell....

In this module you will learn how to use the Venn Diagram Custom Visual by MAQ Software. The Venn Diagram shows relationships between two or more categories with overlapping circles.
Module 79 – Venn Diagram (MAQ Software)
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Power BI Custom Visual – Venn Diagram (MAQ Software)
Dataset –...

In this module you will learn how to use the Data Image Power BI Custom Visual by CloudScope. The Data Image visual helps in displaying images based on an image URL stored in your data.
Module 78 – Data Image by CloudScope
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Power BI Custom Visual – Data Image by CloudScope
Dataset –...

In this module you will learn how to use the Card Browser Custom Visual. The Card Browser allows you to display document data in visually appealing way with images.
Module 77 – Card Browser
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Power BI Custom Visual – Card Browser
Dataset – Pragmatic Works Employees.xlsx
Completed...